The former high school football coach at the center of the hazing allegations remains employed. Jeff Myers is on administrative leave.

Kingfisher Public Schools cut 22 teaching, administrative and support staff positions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of a $5 million lawsuit settlement over alleged hazing. The Kingfisher Board of Education voted Wednesday night to accept 18 resignations,

Kingfisher Public Schools has started a reduction in force to make up a $1.96 million budget deficit. On Tuesday, after a Monday evening school board meeting, interim Kingfisher Public Schools Superintendent Andy Evans started the RIF.

In November, a Conference Board survey found that 56.4% of U.S. consumers expect the stock market to rise over the next year, the highest reading on record. Indeed, the S&P 500 recently attained a valuation only seen during two other periods since 1985,